reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
knowing; (an) acquaintance
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
command; lead; generalship; leadership
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
small fraction; small proportion
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
autonomous prefecture; autonomous oblast; autonomous community; autonomous province
amount of money; sum of money
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
training; drill; practice; discipline
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
pair; the two; both persons; both things
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight